PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

In 2002, the Department implemented the then current CARB emission standards for all Heavy-Duty Diesel engines and vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 14,000 pounds in response to an emissions cheating scandal in the late 1990s, when engine manufacturers installed emission control system defeat devices.

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2002 Clean Air Act Ozone 2005 40

Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 29, 2023

In 2015, when he took office as AG after stints in the Texas Legislature, he sued the Environmental Protection Agency for strengthening a standard for ground-level ozone, better known as smog. EPA decision , upheld the EPA’s authority to regulate such emissions under the Clean Air Act but significantly constrained its ability to do so.

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Fossil Fuels Climate Change Sea Level Electricity 348

PA Environment Daily

MAY 20, 2022

Pascucci was nominated for this award for his work on the Reasonably Available Control Technology II (RACT II) regulation for reducing air pollution from coal-fired power plants in line with federal requirements. The Governor’s Award for Excellence was created in 2002 by Gov. Wolf for exceptional accomplishments in 2021.

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Ground-Level Ozone Air Pollution Environmental Protection 2002 52

Vermont Law

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Every year, about 200,000 Americans die from smog, which is a mix of ozone and fine particulates (PM. The Clean Air Act (CAA) regulates smog, setting National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone and PM. Many cities in the Northeast fail ozone and PM. was an even greater threat to human health than ozone.

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